y they went to such lengths.'"Li Chen smiled and didn't reply, giving Siba a look. Siba understood and immediately went to knock on the door.The rusty doorknob struck the wooden door, producing a dull...Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling >

Before the person arrives, their voice reaches first.

Li Chen looked up in the direction of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man in silk clothes, glittering with jewels and adorned with gold, silver, and jade, walking out of the rice shop.

This man was thin, but he liked to adorn himself with extravagant decorations, making him look like a clothes rack strutting around with a pile of jewels on it.

This man had a sneer on his face, standing at the door of the rice shop and sizing up Li Chen. "Judging by your accent, you're also from Beijing"cording to the imperial court's regulations, anyone who lives past sixty does not have to bow when seeing an official. Those who live past seventy do not have to kneel when attending court. Please, ma...